When you park uphill on a street with a curb:
- Keep the front wheel straight and set the parking brake.
- Turn the front wheels away from the curb. ✓
- Turn the front wheels toward the curb.
- Turn the back wheels into the curb.
Answer: B. Turn the front wheels away from the curb.
Turn the front wheels away from the curb when you park uphill on a street with a curb.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says to turn your wheels so that if the car starts to move, it will roll away from traffic or into the curb. For uphill parking with a curb, the handbook's parking section says to turn the wheels away from the curb. That direction matches the bank answer. Setting the parking brake and putting an automatic in Park are also part of parking, but the question asks specifically about the front wheel direction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Keep the front wheel straight and set the parking brake. — Keeping the front wheels straight does not follow the handbook's instruction to turn them so the car would roll away from traffic or into the curb if it moved.
- C. Turn the front wheels toward the curb. — The handbook says to turn the wheels away from the curb for uphill parking with a curb, so pointing them toward the curb is the opposite direction.
- D. Turn the back wheels into the curb. — The handbook is talking about turning the front wheels, not steering the back wheels into the curb.
Remember it
Uphill with a curb: point the front wheels away from the curb so a rollback is directed into the curb.
Official handbook: Florida Driver License Handbook (FLHSMV), 7. Driving Safety – Passing, p. 66